Colin Challen

Colin Challen (12 June 1953-) was the Labour MP for Morley and Rothwell from 8 June 2001 to 12 April 2010, succeeding John Gunnell.

Biography
Colin Challen was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England in 1953, and he worked as an accountant, postman, printer, and publisher before becoming a Labour Party organizer in 1992. He was elected to the House of Commons in 2001 as the Labour MP for Morley and Rothwell, and he opposed cruel sports and supported secularism and environmentalism. His constituency was abolished in 2010, so he became a councillor for the London Borough of Scarborough.